Honors American Literature (Period 4) Assignments

BRING TEXTBOOK EACH DAY. Complete the handout on "The Speech in the Virginia Convention."

Complete handout on the introduction to the literature of the American Revolution (pp. 256-261) -- "The Right to Be Free." BRING THE TEXTBOOK EACH DAY.

Complete questions to Act I of The Crucible.

Complete questions on the Overture to The Crucible.

Read and study background handouts to The Crucible. Quiz on these handouts.

Check out The Crucible.

In class: video on the Salem witch trials. Take notes ( 20 points).

Read the Maya Angelou poem "On the Pulse of Morning" and answer questions.

All assignments on THE SCARLET LETTER are due. They must be typed. Include an attractive cover page. One chapter per page.

Final Test on THE SCARLET LETTER

Read Chapter 23 of THE SCARLET LETTER. Record ten points and a line that caught your attention. STUDY for vocabulary quiz.

Read Chapter 22 of THE SCARLET LETTER. Record ten points and a line that caught your attention. Row # 7 will share their responses.

Read Chapter 20 of THE SCARLET LETTER. Record ten points and a line that caught your attention.

Read Chapter 21 of THE SCARLET LETTER. Record ten points and a line that caught your attention. Row #6 will share their responses.

Read Chapter 19 of THE SCARLET LETTER. Record ten points and a line that caught your attention. Row # 4 will share.

Read Chapter 18 of THE SCARLET LETTER. Record ten points and a line that caught your attention.

Read Chapter 17 of THE SCARLET LETTER. Record ten main points in the chapter and record a line that caught your attention.

Read chapters 11-16 of THE SCARLET LETTER. Instead of reading responses for each chapter, you will select ten details from each chapter. Number each detail and skip a space betweeen each. Also, record one line that caught your attention. Complete this assignment for the rest of the chapters in thre novel.

Read Chapter 9 of THE SCARLET LETTER. Complete questions on the handout given out in class instead of a reading response. Your answers will be typed and a part of the final assignment.

Read Chapter 8 of THE SCARLET LETTER and complete the reading response. Row #7 will share their response.

Read Chapter 7 of THE SCARLET LETTER and complete reading response. Row # 6 will share their responses.

Read Chapter 6 of THE SCARLET LETTER and complete reading response. Row # 5 will share their response.

Read Chapter 5 of The Scarlet Letter and complete a reading response. Row # 4 will share their reading response. This is required participation.

Vocabulary Quiz on Chapters 1 - 4

Read Chapter Four of The Scarlet Letter and complete reading response. Row # 3 will share their responses. STUDY VOCABULARY for quiz Monday.

Read Chapter Three of The Scarlet Letter and complete reading response. Row # 2 will share their responses. Please have each chapter's reading response in your notebook and be prepared to show me that you are following through with the assignments each day.

Read Chapter Two of The Scarlet Letter and complete reading response. Row # 1 will share
their responses. This is required participation. Extra credit will be given to anyone who is not in row # 1 and VOLUNTEERS to share their response. Take advantage of this extra credit opportunity.

Read Chapter One of The Scarlet Letter and complete a reading response. Refer to the assignment handout for guidelines on your reading response. It should be approximately 250 words (one typed page). Note that it would be a good idea to type your responses as we read the novel. This will save you a lot of work at the end when it is required to turn in all your responses typed.

Quiz on the first stanza of "Upon the Burning of Our House." Checking out The Scarlet Letter. Please have your ID.

Quiz on Unit Two, Part One Introduction, "Upon the Burning of Our House," and "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God." Study the notes that you took in class. Complete the handout on "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God."

First draft of writing assignment is due. It should be typed, double spaced. The first draft, in essence, is ready to turn in but is subject to revision.

First draft of writing assignment. (Handout 10/19/10)

Complete handout on "Upon the Burning of Our House." Paraphrase each stanza (pp. 140-141.)

Read the introduction to Unit 2, Part 1 -- "Between Heaven and Hell" (pp.134-136). Complete the review handout.

Turn in notes on Amistad. If you missed the days when this movie was shown, make arrangements for an assignment in lieu of the movie.

Test on the literature and vocabulary from Unit One

Read "The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano," 94. Complete the handout.

No homework due Friday, Sept 24

Essay on "The Man to Send Rain Clouds." The essay should have an introuction with thesis, body paragraph(s), and conclusion. What is this story really about?

No assigned homework on Tuesday, but "The Man to Send Rain Clouds" should be read by Wednesday. Writing response assigned on Wed.

Read "The Man to Send Rain Clouds," pp. 48-52.

Extension given to the essay on "walking fittingly." Due Monday.

Writing Option #1 on p. 38. Write an essay describing how a person might walk fittingly in today's society.

Wednesday we read "Song of the Sky Loom" in class and responded to questions. Thursday we will read "Hunting Song" together and answer questions. Handout on the two songs is due Thursday.

No assigned homework. Student responses to "The World on the Turtle's Back" read tomorrow (Wed).

No assigned homework. In-class writing assignment tomorrow on "The World on a Turtle's Back."

Complete Assignment #1 handout.
1. Write an interpretation of the lithograph on pp. 16-17.
2. Read pp. 20-21 and write out the main idea for each paragraph.
3. Explain the lesson from "The Lesson of the Birds."
4. Read "The World on the Turtle's Back" and record five parts that caught your attention
and respond to those parts.
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The textbook is required EVERYDAY. Please make sure that you have it with you each day.

Textbook checkout -- please be ready with your ID and schedule.

Return signed form indicating that parents have reviewed the syllabus for this class.